Political Opposition in Kazakhstan: Exit, Voice and Loyalty in Kazakhstan

How might political opposition shape regime outcomes over time in an authoritarian system? Most studies on political opposition in authoritarian contexts tend to focus on the agency of the regime over and above that of the political opposition. Using Albert Continue reading Political Opposition in Kazakhstan: Exit, Voice and Loyalty in Kazakhstan

Christian Karner presents paper at the Austrian Studies Conference in New Orleans

Christian Karner recently presented a paper at the Austrian Studies Conference in New Orleans. The paper, titled ‘Images, interpretations and invocations of war in the Kronen Zeitung: between cultural memory, headline news and ‘analogical reasoning’ examines media-representations of war through a Continue reading Christian Karner presents paper at the Austrian Studies Conference in New Orleans

Individualism, corruption and happiness inequality

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In April, Dr Nick Cowen presented the paper ‘Individualism, corruption and happiness inequality’ at the Sociological Forum at the University of Hong Kong. The paper considered the question of whether individualism fosters corruption and unhappiness. Many social critics across the political spectrum Continue reading Individualism, corruption and happiness inequality